"This reference collection categorizes primary texts in old and middle English literature by sepcific genres. The Beast Fable entry includes a

general introduction to the genre, discussions of the Old English Physiologus, The Phoenix, the Middle English Bestiary, The Fox and the

Wolf, Chaucers Nuns Priests Tale, Lydgate, Henryson, and others. It concludes with a brief critical survey." - Gastle

Language: English